Saturday I wrote it's time for the University of Missouri to take out the trash and fire it's football coach Gary Pinkel. Pinkel apparently is either unwilling or unable to get his players to follow his game plan and as a result Texas bombed the Tigers 52-21. But you say, Texas is number two in the country. I say so what. Missouri played them better in Austin last year than they did this year in Columbia. The program is not improving and the talent does not seem to be getting any better either. We've changed coaches every five years for the past three decades and nothing seems to improve. This time let's get rid of Pinkel, spend some money and get the coach that it takes to turn the program around. And yes, I am willing to make a contribution.
While we're at it let's get rid of Athletic Director Mike Alden. Alden hired Pinkel and our loser basketball coach Quinn Snyder. What has Alden done to earn his money? I can think of several people who could have done the job for a lot less. Let's get a new AD who can hire some winners.
And finally while we are cleaning house let's get a basketball coach with a little experience. Snyder seems clueless during the game when he has to make moves and match up against other Big XII coaches. He is a terrible game coach and his recruiting seems to have gone down the tubes. Let's pull the plug on these three stooges and move on.
October 05, 2005
October 01, 2005
A bad loss but still a good day
Some thoughts on today...
Gary Pinkel better get his resumé updated. After the 52-21 loss to Texas he is becoming an embarrassment to the University of Missouri. The program is not improving. It's time to take out the trash.
But, on the good side S, K, B & myself had a good time playing in the four man scramble. It was a great day to be outside hitting the little white ball and laughing it up. I think the high was about 75 degrees and there was a light breeze all day. The tournament was for charity and those are always fun. And the people who put it on did a tremendous job of doing all the right things that make scrambles the blast they are. And the bottom line is they raised a lot of money. A tip of the hat to the organizers!
Gary Pinkel better get his resumé updated. After the 52-21 loss to Texas he is becoming an embarrassment to the University of Missouri. The program is not improving. It's time to take out the trash.
But, on the good side S, K, B & myself had a good time playing in the four man scramble. It was a great day to be outside hitting the little white ball and laughing it up. I think the high was about 75 degrees and there was a light breeze all day. The tournament was for charity and those are always fun. And the people who put it on did a tremendous job of doing all the right things that make scrambles the blast they are. And the bottom line is they raised a lot of money. A tip of the hat to the organizers!
It's October
Hello it's my favorite month of the year and the weather is spectacular. It's a big day. I am playing in a four man scramble this afternoon and the Tigers are playing Texas. We'll see how things turn out, but I am really psyched!
September 30, 2005
Where did it go?
So What happened to September? It is one of my favorite months of the year with the start of football season and generally cooler temperatures. Well I'll be darned if I know where it went. I saw the Rams play three games and watched the Tigers win two and lose one. And I even got up to Columbia to see them whoop up on a really lame Troy University team. But, I don't know where the rest of it went. I also watched the Cardinals clinch another division title. But, I still dont know where it went.
I know I saw a lot of sad pictures of what used to be homes in Southern Mississippi and Louisiana and I gave my money to the Salvation Army and not to the American Red Cross, because the Red Cross is bloated by a bunch of bureaucrats. I also know a second hurricane came in late in the month but did not do the damage that Katrina did at the end of August.
I don't know who gets credit for the phrase because I have heard it since I was little. But,..."Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes".
I know I saw a lot of sad pictures of what used to be homes in Southern Mississippi and Louisiana and I gave my money to the Salvation Army and not to the American Red Cross, because the Red Cross is bloated by a bunch of bureaucrats. I also know a second hurricane came in late in the month but did not do the damage that Katrina did at the end of August.
I don't know who gets credit for the phrase because I have heard it since I was little. But,..."Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes".
September 27, 2005
Media Morons in Missouri
And the winner of the Idiot of the Month award goes to Saint Louis' self proclaimed "News Channel" Five, or it's more realistic name: "Idiot Channel Five"
A new TV season is upon us and St. Louis' Idiot Channel (and the rest of the TV morons who pass themselves off as weather experts) has again taken to interrupting prime time programming to put up crappy graphics warning of thunderstorms a hundred miles away. Yep, just when a good show like "The West Wing" gets to a critical moment the local "meteorologist" will break in and tell you about the severe thunderstorm warning issued for a county literally 95 miles away. Never mind the fact that the people in that county can't see these warnings or infinite crawls at the bottom of the screen because they are too far away. And keep in mind the fact that the government makes the local cable or satellite carriers black out Saint Louis stations in favor of this county's local affiliates.
I don't know what is more maddening. The arrogance of the consultants who urge Idiot Channel Five and their Tv brethren to put up these lame ass warnings or the station execs wanting to show off their expensive weather toys.
So, TV managers here it is: wake up! If there is a tornado that is about to hit my house let me know. Otherwise keep your crap and weather promotions off of my television set while I am watching a network program.
A new TV season is upon us and St. Louis' Idiot Channel (and the rest of the TV morons who pass themselves off as weather experts) has again taken to interrupting prime time programming to put up crappy graphics warning of thunderstorms a hundred miles away. Yep, just when a good show like "The West Wing" gets to a critical moment the local "meteorologist" will break in and tell you about the severe thunderstorm warning issued for a county literally 95 miles away. Never mind the fact that the people in that county can't see these warnings or infinite crawls at the bottom of the screen because they are too far away. And keep in mind the fact that the government makes the local cable or satellite carriers black out Saint Louis stations in favor of this county's local affiliates.
I don't know what is more maddening. The arrogance of the consultants who urge Idiot Channel Five and their Tv brethren to put up these lame ass warnings or the station execs wanting to show off their expensive weather toys.
So, TV managers here it is: wake up! If there is a tornado that is about to hit my house let me know. Otherwise keep your crap and weather promotions off of my television set while I am watching a network program.
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